A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has now been bailed pending further inquiries.

And a 55-year-old man arrested on suspicion of obstructing police has now been charged. He is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on November 13.

Cleveland Police believe three people were travelling in the car at the time of the accident. It is not thought the vehicle was stolen.

Today, a passenger from the car remains in Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital with injuries to his leg.

The car, which crashed through a fence, could be seen lying next to a railway line with debris scattered across the road.

Stuart Hincks saw the shocking scene from the bridge over Stockton Road and the A66 leading to Teesside Park.

The 17-year-old Stockton Sixth Form College student said: “There were emergency vehicles everywhere, fire engines, loads of police cars, ambulances. I saw a body being put into a body bag.”

Three fire appliances and the emergency tender attended the crash and the road between Newport roundabout, Middlesbrough, and Bon Lea roundabout, Thornaby, was closed until 5.30pm while police investigated.

A spokeswoman for Northern Rail said there had been some “minimal delays” to services due to the incident.

The 11.25am Bishop Auckland to Saltburn and the 12.16pm Nunthorpe to Hexham services were stopped for a short time and when trains resumed they slowed down to 20mph close to the scene.

Any witnesses are asked to contact Sergeant Andy Lawson of the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on 101.